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Overview

The IRIS StationXML-Validator is a Java library and related command-line tool for validating FDSN StationXML documents. The purpose is ensure that the metadata is complete and formatted sufficiently for acceptance at the IRIS DMC.

Convention for Units

The Validator includes a rule to check the unit names specified in StationXML metadata. The guidelines for unit names and the list of accepted names are available on the page below:

Unit name overview for IRIS StationXML validator